LKL Slam Dunk Contest

{{Short description|Annual Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) competition}}

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The LKL Slam Dunk Contest was an annual Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) competition, that was originally held during the LKL All-Star Day, and later during the King Mindaugas Cup. The contest has been held almost every year, from the first All-Star Day.

History

Throughout the history of the contest, there have been witnessed many famous moments. Most noticeable being the 2001 contest, in Kaunas, where Robertas Javtokas (representing Lietuvos rytas) repeated the World Record for the highest slam dunk, when he dunked a basketball on a goal set at 3.65m (12 feet) above the floor.{{cite news|title=Nuo rekordo iki kuriozo: įsimintiniausi LKL Žvaigždžių dienos dėjimai|url=http://www.alfa.lt/straipsnis/49962319/nuo-rekordo-iki-kuriozo-isimintiniausi-lkl-zvaigzdziu-dienos-dejimai|accessdate=18 February 2017|work=alfa.lt|date=4 January 2016|language=Lithuanian}}

The very first slam dunk contest was won by Gary Arrington, of BC Statyba, at the 1994 LKL All-Star Day, in Panevėžys.{{cite news|last1=Ramoška|first1=Saulius|title=Rankas smailina tritaškininkai ir dėjikai|url=http://lzinios.lt/lzinios/Sportas/rankas-smailina-tritaskininkai-ir-dejikai/238960|accessdate=18 February 2017|work=Lietuvos žinios|date=18 February 2017|language=Lithuanian}} The current champion of the LKL Dunk Contest is Kenny Gaines.{{cite news|title=KMT "Oro karaliumi" tapo A.Bestą nurungęs 175 cm ūgio G.Žitlinskas |url=http://www.krepsinis.net/naujiena/kmt-oro-karaliumi-tapo-a-besta-nurunges-175-cm-ugio-g-zitlinskas/270931 |accessdate=18 February 2017 |work=Krepsinis.net |date=18 February 2017 |language=Lithuanian}}